MLK’s Dream: An Ethiopian’s Perspective
By Tewodros Abebe, Via Art-topia: Although I was familiar with the name Martin Luther King, Jr. during my teenage years in Ethiopia, I never had...
City Makeover: Addis Ababa Edition
[caption id="attachment_2898" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Clockwise from left top: City Hall, Lion of Judah statue in Legehar, Tiglachin Monument, Terminus of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway, Meskel Square,...
Ethiopia, The Remain of Volksvagen
[caption id="attachment_2885" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Volkswagen beetle, beautifully restored in Gonder, Ethiopia."][/caption] by Matt Gibbs, ColorfulTimes: It remains an odd sight to see an old Volksvagen...
The Ethiopian Flag: Stop putting political symbols on it
by Teddy Fikre, BrownCondor.com: I know I am about to wade into potentially explosive debate, one that is strife with tensions on multiple side and...
Ethiopia’s religious heritage of underground churches
BBC NEWS: The churches built underground in the Ethiopian town of Lalibela draw tourists from all over the world. Many marvel at just how an...
Ellias Fullmore: Young Achiever Makin’ It Happen
Name: Ellias “Profit” Fullmore Age: 32 Current Residence: San Jose, California by Teddy Fikre, BrownCondor.com: Meet Ellias Fullmore, also known as the Profit. If I...
Painting the town: Ethiopian artist enjoys creative stay in Stanford
By TODD KLEFFMAN amnews.com: Ethiopian artist Tibebe Terffa’s “Corralling Colors” exhibit of paintings completed in Stanford will open Monday at Lincoln County Public Library, 310...
The Futility of Ethnic Exceptionalism
[caption id="attachment_2622" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Author, Teddy Fikre"][/caption] by Teddy Fikre, BrownCondor.com: As an Ethiopian, and a person of the African Diaspora in general, it saddens...
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, One of the World’s Cheapest Cities for US Expats
by Daniel Kraig, Ground Report.com: Did you know that Addis Ababa is one of the least expensive places to live for expatriates? According to a...
Interview with Global Hip Hop Scholar Elias Aba Milki (Addis Tunes)
ADDIS TUNES: Elias Aba Milki (aka Japi) is the winner of a $25,000 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which will allow him to spend a year...